California Biographies
Source:
History of Napa and Lake Counties
San Francisco, Slocum, Bowen & Co., Publishers. 1881
Transcribed by Peggy Hooper 2011
This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives
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ANDREW SAFLEY (Deceased). Was born in the village of Dolhourie, in the famous parish of Cockpen,
Scotland, February 17, 1813. At an early age he showed a marked aptitude for mechanics, and he was
given a thorough course in that branch of study in Edinburg; but his favorite pursuit in after life was
agriculture. In the year 1835 he came to America, accompanied by his aged mother, who lived to the
remarkable age of one hundred and three. They settled in Sugar Grove, Linn County, Iowa, where he
held several positions of trust and honor. In 1865 he moved to California, and chose the beautiful Napa
Valley as his future home, settling in the vicinity of Calistoga, where he resided till his death, which
occurred July 13,1880. He was always known as a man of honor and strict integrity. He was married
September 3, 1841, to Miss Margaret Hunter, and there are four living children, as follows: Robert,
born August 1, 1844; John, born March 3, 1848; James, born November 25, 1849, and Agnes (now Mrs.
W. F. Fisher), born October 9, 1853.